nest1 nounnest2 verb
nestnest1 /nest/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINnest1
Origin:
Old EnglishEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- About as pleasant to come across as a nest of vipers.
- For as long as they had known each other it had been their nest, their retreat, their beautiful private world.
- I checked the old abandoned nest.
- Individuals could invest in stocks and bonds themselves, creating their own retirement nest eggs.
- Several butterfly species live out their caterpillar stage inside an ants' nest.
- The female sits inside the nest while the male goes off collecting nest material.
- Then ants would crawl through the cracks in the floor and build a big nest in the middle of the bedroom.
- Villages are unspoilt, usually built around a medieval church with a stork's nest on top.
WORD SETS
aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest.
· Swallows build their nests out of mud.
· Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months.
types of nest· an abandoned bird's nest
· a wasps' nest in the attic
· a red ants' nest
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· By March many birds have already built nests.
· Many birds are nesting on the river banks.
The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest.· Normally the male swan won’t let other swans near his nesting site.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· No one ever told me either that a stepmother could suffer so badly from empty nest syndrome.· There will be no empty nest, no shedding of familial responsibilities and expense.· I am swimming away from my friends' deaths, from depression and an empty nest.· Many women enjoy an empty nest.
· She had flattened the grass, burrowed down and made a cosy little nest for herself.· The dingy flat in Cleghorn Street had been transformed into a cosy little love nest.· This gives the little nest additional stability and so reduces the risk of it being overturned by a gust of wind.
· Naughty lunches usually wholefood take-aways eaten in Tom's friendly old nest of a bed.· I checked the old abandoned nest.· It looks like scratchings from an old birds' nest.· There was the old dirt dauber nest of yesterday.· Fancy taking you to that tired old love nest.
NOUN· Estate managers are beginning to implement their own integrated biological and chemical control programmes by erecting nest boxes.· Last week, the tree swallow pair abandoned its nest box in the old birch tree in front of my window.· They've set up nest boxes so its easier to check the population regularly.· But by the next day they were flying in and out of another nest box nearby on the pole by the fireplace.· Forty feet away was a nest box fixed to a tree trunk at a height of 8 feet above the ground.· Faced by these discouragements, all worked hard to reach a nest box.· Pied-fly numbers have increased dramatically since nest box provision has become widespread practice in the sessile oak woods they prefer.· Many of the nest boxes nailed to trunks of trees were occupied.
· But it is also a good idea to keep a nest egg for emergencies.· Individuals could invest in stocks and bonds themselves, creating their own retirement nest eggs.· Royal Liver is also sitting on a large nest egg.· In the intervening years, as property taxes ate away at their nest egg, their proposals for other developments fell flat.· Then people with nest eggs in the Branch and most important those with a bit in other institutions.· When properly managed, they offer the prospect of a tidy retirement nest egg.· The nest egg grew and grew; improbably, unbelievably, it grew.
· The love nest he had conjured out of so little would make up for all her pain.· That apartment is goddamn love nest, right?· She tracked his middle-aged mistress to a caravan-site love nest only two miles from her bungalow home.· Their love nest is the master suite of a glitzy private residence in a new gated Big D community.· The dingy flat in Cleghorn Street had been transformed into a cosy little love nest.· Fancy taking you to that tired old love nest.· Only last week he bought a £550,000 love nest in Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.
· Table 2.2 Barn owl samples: nest site versus roost site.· A colony of ants on the move from one nest site to another exhibits the Kafkaesque underside of emergent control.· Bone and pellets preserved at an owl's nest site are often exposed to trampling by the owls themselves.· When she provided groups of four birds with three nest sites between them, these problems were overcome.· At one nest site a pair displayed excitedly, preparing for a duty change.· Pellets regurgitated at the nest site may be stepped on and broken up.· By means of his smart plumage and his simple song, the male tries to attract a female to his nest site.· Once he has succeeded, the female enters the nest site and starts to build the nest.
VERB· The females who were played the reduced repertories turned out to build nests at a lower rate.· They, too, are getting close to the time when they start to build their nests.· Birds have an instinct to build nests.· Little by little the bird builds its nest.· In a month the indigo bunting will sing and build its nest in the brambles.· The females build nests, give birth to their blind and hairless young after a gestation of thirty days.· These birds all sing at intervals, as does the phoebe that has built its nest over my window.
· The Bolshoi is full of indolent time-servers, more interested in feathering their nests than in Swan Lake.· In actual fact what he was doing was feathering his own nest at the expense of the nests of the people.· So long as they were in favour, they were free to feather their nests, which Andrei did as industriously as anyone else.· Wetherby may have decided to feather his nest by blackmail.· But they were all like that, more or less, all interested in feathering their nests at his expense.· Two of the others, including the chairman, were using their positions to feather their own nests.
· The bird, widespread as it is, has resisted the temptation to diverge into numerous kinds found among many nest parasites.· After moving from one room to another for more than a year, I had finally found a cozy nest.· As a result, a cuckoo who was himself brought up by warblers may father an egg found in a redstart nest.· So I stayed and watched to find the nest.· Pigeons: Railway stations, buildings and ledges are where you might find a pigeon's nest.· Any thought I may have had about finding the nest for Crispin's camera left me then.· The first problem that faces the cuckoo is to find a nest belonging to the right species of host.· A single mole carcase was found in the nest, but otherwise the small mammal remains were all found inside the pellets.
· The cuckoo had to fly to a new nest, or perish.· Second, it must fly swiftly away from the nest and alight some distance from it.
· Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months and are sexually mature at one year.· But after the kids left, the nest was too large.· Young, thickly covered in down, leave nest soon after hatching.· After about three weeks, the young cuckoo is ready to leave the nest.· It went silently, dodging and hiding; it must have left its nest at my approach.· Once deposited, she leaves the nest and he immediately fertilizes the eggs.· It is so rarely when all the fledglings have left the nest, to have them all together again.· When the host leaves the nest, the cuckoo makes its approach in a long, silent hawk-like glide.
· She will make her nest in the sleeping quarters of the hutch where she will eventually have her litter.· After a while Clarisa came back in with her bag and made a nest for herself on the couch.· But between them, he told himself, they had made this nest comfortable.· The hens made their nests in the barn or wherever else they could, and you searched for the eggs as necessary.· Anyway, it didn't seem to concern her - she would simply make another nest and lay some more.· Then she makes her nest, carrying mouthfuls of bedding to the chosen spot before rooting and pawing it into shape.· Wasps also make nests filled with combs of hexagonal cells, but they build not with wax but with paper.· Birds like making their nests there because it's so quiet and safe.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fly the nest► hornets’ nest► mare’s nest
1- After about three weeks, the young cuckoo is ready to leave the nest.
- Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months and are sexually mature at one year.
- If, however, the host appears reluctant to leave the nest, the cuckoo has a more direct approach.
- It is so rarely when all the fledglings have left the nest, to have them all together again.
- Once deposited, she leaves the nest and he immediately fertilizes the eggs.
- She usually builds on the shores of an estuary and there she sits devotedly, seldom leaving the nest.
- Unfortunately for her, the host bird showed no inclination to leave the nest.
- When the host leaves the nest, the cuckoo makes its approach in a long, silent hawk-like glide.
- Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything, an understatement.
- Perhaps we're in the middle of a nest of spies whom Meredith-Lee was about to unmask.
- Charles Forster, prosecuting, said Ganguly had stolen a nest of tables and was seen by police.
- The Anglo-Nubians posed like a nest of tables by the ropes.
- I am swimming away from my friends' deaths, from depression and an empty nest.
- Many women enjoy an empty nest.
- No one ever told me either that a stepmother could suffer so badly from empty nest syndrome.
- There will be no empty nest, no shedding of familial responsibilities and expense.
- But they were all like that, more or less, all interested in feathering their nests at his expense.
- So long as they were in favour, they were free to feather their nests, which Andrei did as industriously as anyone else.
- The Bolshoi is full of indolent time-servers, more interested in feathering their nests than in Swan Lake.
- Wetherby may have decided to feather his nest by blackmail.
birds a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in: a bird’s nest In May the females build a nest and lay their eggs. Young eagles leave the nest after only two months.2insects/animals a place where insects or small animals live: a field mouse’s nest3 leave/fly the nest to leave your parents’ home and start living somewhere else when you are an adult: Both daughters were ready to fly the nest.4nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc a place where people are secretly doing a lot of illegal or dishonest things5 nest of tables/boxes etc a set of tables etc that fit inside each other → feather your nest at feather2(1), → mare’s nest at mare(2), → love nestCOLLOCATIONSverbsbuild/make a nest· Swallows build their nests out of mud.leave the nest· Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months.types of nesta bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest· an abandoned bird's nesta wasps'/hornets' nest· a wasps' nest in the attican ants' nest· a red ants' nestnest1 nounnest2 verb
nestnest2 verb VERB TABLE
nest
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | nest |
| he, she, it | nests | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | nested |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have nested |
| he, she, it | has nested | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had nested |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will nest |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have nested |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am nesting |
| he, she, it | is nesting | |
| you, we, they | are nesting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was nesting |
| you, we, they | were nesting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been nesting |
| he, she, it | has been nesting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been nesting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be nesting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been nesting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The birds stop briefly to nest and feed.
- Cactus wrens and Inca doves nest in thick tangles of mesquite.
- I wondered if the kingfisher still nested in the sandy banks there.
- In summer petrels nest in crevices in the rocks, and colonies of penguins breed on nearby islands.
- Such strong-winged birds as pigeons and hawks stray north in considerable variety, and some of these remain to nest.
- The rectory was a dour red brick house with ivy-clad walls where birds would soon be nesting.
- The starlings have gone to nest in the hot-air ducts of a concrete and glass mountain in the city centre.
- There is no evidence that this species has ever nested in Sussex.
WORD SETS
auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest.
· By March many birds have already built nests.
· Many birds are nesting on the river banks.
The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest.· Normally the male swan won’t let other swans near his nesting site.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· If you approach a pond where these birds are nesting, they will all come swimming up to the bank nearest to you.· The bird has its nesting place, but Imy young are dispersed.· The rectory was a dour red brick house with ivy-clad walls where birds would soon be nesting.· As the riders passed they called out: high-pitched cries which startled the birds that nested in the tree-tops.· Staff at slimbridge were delighted when the birds decided to nest.· Rusting wire-netting lined its upper surface, presumably to prevent birds from nesting there.
· Vultures nested in the cliffs and circled in slow spirals above the camp.· Not a waterside bird, frequenting dry country and nesting on rocky cliffs and stream banks, sometimes on ruined buildings.· House Martins have been recorded nesting on the cliffs occasionally.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fly the nest► hornets’ nest► mare’s nest
1[intransitive] to build or use a nest: - I am swimming away from my friends' deaths, from depression and an empty nest.
- Many women enjoy an empty nest.
- No one ever told me either that a stepmother could suffer so badly from empty nest syndrome.
- There will be no empty nest, no shedding of familial responsibilities and expense.
- But they were all like that, more or less, all interested in feathering their nests at his expense.
- So long as they were in favour, they were free to feather their nests, which Andrei did as industriously as anyone else.
- The Bolshoi is full of indolent time-servers, more interested in feathering their nests than in Swan Lake.
- Wetherby may have decided to feather his nest by blackmail.
They say eagles used to nest in those rocks.2[transitive] to organize information, especially in a computer program, so that some of the information is recognized as separate but is included or contained in a larger part of the information: Phrases are nested in the dictionary entry for the first major word.